Garment presser



March 15,1927. 621,115

0. L. LANCE GARMENT PRES SER Filed Feb. .6. 1922 INVENTOR Patented Mar. 15, 1927.

ORA" L. Lanes, on Electron, enumerate;

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Application fileddiebrnary 6, 1922; "Serial. No. 5.315%.

This. invention relates to Y improvements in pressing devices for garments, and particularly to improvements in devices forpre'ss- 1ng trousers.

. It is an object of the" invention to provide pressing members adapted to'bemolstened and air openings to allow the moisture to readily evaporate;

It is also an ob ect of the invention to provi de ourved'pressing members and means to clamp said pressing members against the garment.

Additional objects of the invention will become apparent from the following specification and appended claims, the invention being illustrated in the accompanying drawing, wherein Figure 1 is a side elevation showing the garment presser made in accordance wlth the invention.

Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the same showing the pressing members open to receive a pair of trousers. V I

v Fig. 3 is a side elevation looking from the side oppositethat shown in Figs. 1 and 2.

Fig. 4 is a partial end view on an enlarged scale, sectionally at line a-a Fig. 2.

Fig. 5 is a sectional end view of line b b Fig. 1.

The device is comprised of a back section A a member 1 for securing the cuffs of the trousers, and curved pressure leaves 2 and 3.

The back member A is in the form of a frame having a screen 16 and a cloth stretched taut across it. One edge of the screen and cloth are secured to a strip of metal 17 Which-is held in a groove in strip 18 which is rigidly secured to the back member. Theopposite edge of the screen and cloth is secured in a like groove in strip 18' and to metal strip 17. Strip 18' is provided with bolts 19-20-21 and 22 which are received by slots 2324r-25 and 26 in back member A. This is to permit strip 18 to be drawn across the face of the back member by means of adjusting bolts 9 which pass through one end of brackets 9 for the purpose of keeping the screen 16 and the cloth 15 taut. Cuff member 1 is secured to the back member A by means of spring hinges 5 and 6. Pressure leaves 2 and 3 are secured to strips 18 and 18 respectively by, means of hinges 7 These leaves are curved as shown in Fig. 5' and the part which comes in contact with the garment is covered with cloth or other suitable covering which ma be moistened. "They are also protected-with a; plurality of air vents 45; Reinforcingbars 1:0, 10; 11 and 11 are secured to the outer v faces of thepressure leaves 2"and 3 one'end'co of each extending over the edges ofthepressure leaves to engage lugs '13'and'theother ends of eaclrextend over the' edges" ofthe H pressure l'eaves tohelp for a clampingmeans to force said pressure leaves against the garment. Reinforcing bars 11 and 11 are ofiset near their ends and overlap the opposing bars 10 and 10. Fulcrumed to bars 10vand 10 are catches 12 and 12 adapted to engage the ends of the opposing bars and holdthem in their closed position. Each pressure leaf is provided with a spring 8 which, when catches 12 and 12 are released will return the pressure leaves to an open position.

Flat springs 14 are pivotally secured near 7 one end of the back member A and are adaptedtohold the garment in its proper place until the pressure leaves are closed'on the garment. v v

The garment presser is adapted to be rigidly secured to a 'wall,cdoor or similar place and the pressure leaves will normally be in an open posit-ion when not'in use. I

The function of the-various parts will be shown by the following operation .of' the device: I

The cloth 15 covering the screen 16, also the cloth 13 and l l covering the pressing surface of the pressure leaves 2 and 3 ,is

moistened, the lower edge of member 1 is raised by means of handle 4 and. the cuffs of the trousers inserted between it and. the back member A. The spring hinges 5 and 6 close member lon the trouserscufi's and Y holds them suspended}. {The trousers are then smoothed out against the cloth and screen back 15 and 16 and flat springs 14 are turned up over the trousers to hold them in place. If the trousers are bowed at the knees the bow may be removed by grasping the trousers back of the knees and drawing that part of them across'the face of the presser until they are straightened; leaves 2 and 3 are then closed against the trousers, and leaf 3 closed against the trousers and 1 catches 12and 12 are moved into engage-i ment with the ends of bars 11 and 11 until, one of the notches in each catch pass over the end of the bar.

I To remove the trousers the catches are released the leaves spring open, the fiat springs turned down and the cuff member raised which releases the trousers.

I claim 1. A garment press comprising a base member having an opening therein covered with porous material and provided with means to tighten same, a cuff receiving member and means to normally holdsame closed, curved pressure leaves adapted to close thereon, means to fasten same when closed and spring means to open same when not in use.

A garment press comprising a base member having an opening therein covered 7 V with porous material and provided with 7 means to tighten same, a cufi receiving member and means to normally hold same closed, curved pressure leaves having a plurality of vents therein and provided with reinforcing bars the ends of which extend to form clamping means to secure same in a closed position. f

3. A garment press comprising a base member having an opening therein covered with a porous material and provided with means to tighten same, a cuff receiving member and means to normally hold same closed; pivotally mounted spring clips to clasp a portion 7 of the garment, curved pressure leaves provided with reinforcing bars having ends that overlap and are equipped with catch means to clamp same, and spring means 'to normally hold said leaves open when not inuse. I

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

ORA L. LANCE. 

